I cannot hear the other party's voice on a Skype call.
Solution:
Make sure that the microphone and headphone plugs are fully inserted into the correct ports on a functioning sound card.
Solution:
Make sure that Skype is using the correct audio device.
Solution:
If you are using the headset or another sound card-based audio device, make sure that the correct sound device is selected, Volume Control and Wave are not muted, and the volume sliders are not set to minimum.
Windows Vista:
Click Windows Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound.
Select the playback device that you want to use for your computer sounds.
Click Set Default. A green checkmark appears next to the selected device. Click OK.
In the Hardware and Sound window, click Adjust system volume under Sound.
Make sure that Device, Application and Skype are not muted, and the volume control sliders are not at the bottom.
Windows XP:
Open the Windows Sounds and Audio Devices control panel.
Select the Audio tab.
Make sure that under Sound Playback, the correct Default device is selected.
Click Volume under Sound playback.
Make sure that Volume Control and Wave are not muted, and the Volume Control and Wave sliders are not at the bottom.
Windows 2000:
Open the Windows Sounds and Multimedia control panel.
Select the Audio tab.
Make sure that under Sound Playback, the correct Preferred device is selected
Click Volume under Sound Playback .
Make sure that Volume Control and Wave are not muted, and the Volume Control and Wave sliders are not at the bottom.